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Parents urge Fort Mill board to move from resolution to binding action over school-adjacent manufacturing
Summary
Two Flint Hill parents urged the Fort Mill School Board for immediate, binding steps after incidents tied to the Sit Fab/Silfab facility closed their school for two days; administrators and the board discussed e‑learning and state rules governing makeup days and deferred a final decision pending legal and state guidance.
Bridget Lynch and Renee Russ told the Fort Mill School Board at its April meeting that families at Flint Hill Elementary can no longer wait for investigations and incremental updates after recent incidents tied to the Sit Fab/Silfab manufacturing site.
"This situation is a ticking time bomb," Bridget Lynch said, describing how she removed her fourth grader from the school and urging the board to put "teeth" behind the March 10 resolution that asked the manufacturer to halt operations. "Silence feels like you are quietly moving on," she said, pressing the board for immediate, binding steps to protect students.
Renee Russ, a preschool teacher and Flint Hill parent, said the board's request to stop manufacturing was important but insufficient. "We need commitment and…
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